3 Village Board Members Seek To Retain Their Seats

Palatine — Three trustees recently declared their candidacies for re-election to four-year terms in the April 4 municipal election. Two of the incumbents will be opposed.

Daniel A. Varroney, 38, a national director for a lobbying organization in Washington, has been a trustee for District 3 since 1988. His district serves the northwest part of town.

If re-elected, Varroney said he would work to identify more ways to contract out village services to save taxpayer dollars, implement a villagewide business-recruitment plan to increase the commercial tax base, and "strive to make village government more responsive."

Newcomer Michael Ginsberg is opposing Varroney. Ginsberg could not be reached for comment.

James Wilson, 51, owner of a strategic planning and computer consulting firm in Palatine, has represented District 2 for 14 years.

Wilson said he would focus on annexation, economic development and public-safety issues. He favors developing land on Euclid Avenue near Quentin Road into a campus-like setting for a corporate headquarters, an annexation information program for incoming or potential residents in unincorporated Cook County, and ensuring that residents receive the highest level of police and fire protection.

Jack Wagner, 49, president of a health care manufacturing company in Palatine and a former Park District commissioner, has served District 5 for eight years.

Wagner said he would continue working to establish a new direction for the Fire Department after its split from the Rural Fire Protection District, get a fire station built in the southeast side of town, and plan the development of property at Hicks and Dundee Roads into a shopping center, townhomes and single-family homes.

Patricia Moore, who also is vying for the District 5 job, could not be reached for comment.